IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - As it happened...

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Zeenews Sports Bureau Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» REPORT» Meet the 24 centurions of IPL» POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== Brief Summary: That is the USP of Chennai Super Kings. You can never write them off. They needed 58 from the last 24 balls. Dhoni as usual began his late counter-attack in Rampaul’s third over where he smashed him for a boundary and a six off consecutive balls. Once he was dismissed, 16 was needed off the last six balls and Jadeja proved why is he a special player! RCB dugout would be disappointed but we must not forget, Chennai Super Kings are the two-time IPL winners just because of that. They have the best batting line-up and they have once again thoroughly entertained everybody! ==================================================================================== CSK innings: Over 19.5 || Score 166/6 16 neeeded from 6, RP Singh to bowl. Jadeja gets an edge off the first ball that rushes past third man for a boundary! 12 needed from 5. The next ball is pitched full and Jadeja clobbers that over long on for a SIX! Six needed from four now. Jadeja takes a single. 5 needed from 3. Morris scores a couple off the next ball, 3 needed from 2. Morris takes a single towards long on, 2 needed from 1, Jadeja on strike. RP Singh bowls a short ball, Jadeja plays an upper cut that goes straight to third man, but GUESS WHAAAT! IT’S A NO BALL AND THE BATSMEN HAVE RUN A SINGLE! WHAT DRAMA! CSK have won the match by 4 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja 38*(20b) Chris Morris 7*(4b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 150/6 29 needed from 12, Rampaul to bowl the penultimate over. The first ball is fuller, wide, Dhoni goes for the drive, misses and is caught behind! BIG BIG WICKET THIS FOR ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE! Dwayne Bravo is the next man in. Rampaul bowls a Wide. And Bravo gets off the mark with a SXI! It was pitched slightly short and Bravo confidently smashed that over long on! Bravo smashes the next ball towards deep cover for a couple. And Rampaul has the last laugh, Bravo is OUT! It was full and the ball kept low, Bravo attempted a flick, didn’t connect and that looked plumb! Chris Morris comes to the crease. He scores four runs off the last two balls and CSK now need 16 from the last over. DJ Bravo lbw b Rampaul 8 (3b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 137/4 Kumar to bowl his final over. Vinay Kumar goes fuller and Jadeja smashes that wide of long off for a boundary! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 112/4 RP Singh to bowl his third over. Mayank Agarwal saved two runs runs for his side after Jadeja got some width and played the ball towards wide of backward point, but in the process, Mayank Agarwal has hurt his finger. Jadeja scored four runs of the fourth and the fifth ball and the last took a leading edge and rushed past third man for a boundary! Eleven runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 101/4 Vinay Kumar brought back into the attack. Six runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 95/4 RP Singh brought back into the attack. And the helicopter fires! It was a length ball and Dhoni smashed that over deep midwicket for a Six! RP Singh got away with a free-hit as Jadeja managed to score just one run off it. Thirteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 82/4 Mohammad to continue. And Mohammad gets Badrinath this time! Badrinath was looking to hit another big stroke, the ball spun and went in the air, Mayank Agarwal covered a lot of ground from deep cover and took an excellent catch diving to his front. Four from the over. S Badrinath c Agarwal b Syed Mohammad 34 (29b) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 78/3 Kartik into his third over. Badrinath charges down the wicket of the fifth ball and scores a boundary. Ten runs from the over. We all know what Dhoni can do, all he needs is a little support at the other end. At the moment, Badrinath is handling the pressure by hitting some productive scores. Ten from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 68/3 Mohammad to continue. Raina got a short ball and went for the pulls, got a top edge that went straight to Murali Kartik at short third man. Raina is OUT! MS Dhoni comes to the crease. Four runs from the over. SK Raina c Kartik b Syed Mohammad 30 (22b) ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 64/2 Kartik to continue. This time Badrinath works the first ball of the over between the fielder at point and short third man for a boundary! Ten runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 54/2 Syed Mohammad comes into the attack. And Raina welcomes him with a paddle sweep that runs towards third man for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 46/2 Murali Kartik comes into the attack. Badrinath charges down the wicket, goes straight down the ground for a boundary! Nine from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 37/2 Christian to continue. He bowls a short one to Badrinath who pulls it for a boundary at deep square leg. Six runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 31/2 Kumar to continue. He starts with a slower one, Raina picks it and dispatches it straight down the ground for a boundary! And guess what. Kumar bowls a short ball, Badrinath plays an upper cut that goes straight to RP Singh at third man, who GRASSES IT! You won’t get an easier catch than that, Singh got into good position and couldn’t hold onto the catch. Kumar follows it with a short ball and Raina pulls that for a boundary! And Raina smashes the next ball once again straight down the ground for a boundary! Fourteen runs from the over. Good counter-attack from Suresh Raina. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 17/2 Daniel Christian comes into the attack, Subramaniam Badrinath is the new batsman in. And Christian begins with a front foot no ball, free hit for Badrinath! No runs scored off the free-hit. Raina survives a run-out chance, direct hit and he was gone! Christian bowls full and wide and Raina comfortably lifts that over covers for CSK’s first boundary of the innings! Seven runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 10/2 Vinay Kumar replaces RP Singh. Four runs came off the first five balls and then Kumar bowled a slow bouncer, Hussey went for his favourite pull shot which goes straight into the hands of Mayank Agarwal at deep square leg! The openers are gone! RCB dictating terms at the moment. Four runs and a big wicket from the over. MEK Hussey c Agarwal b Vinay Kumar 6 (16b) ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 6/1 Rampaul to continue. The first ball is an outswinger, Vijay gets and edge and Murali Vijay is caught behind! Vijay was looking disappointed but Rampaul was confident, he didn’t even bother to confirm the decision from the umpire. Suresh Raina is the new batsman. Two runs and a wicket from the over. Rampaul surprises Raina with a short ball that hits him on the helmet. Another superb over from Rampaul, two runs and a wicket from it. M Vijay c Arun Karthik b Rampaul 2 (5b) ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 4/0 RP Singh to bowl the second over. Good over from RP Singh, accurate line and length. Just one from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 3/1 Ravi Rampaul to bowl the first over, Hussey and Vijay will open. Good first over, three runs from it. ==================================================================================== RCB innings: Over 20 || Score 165/6 Nannes to bowl the final over. It’s a good over that produced five runs and AB’s wicket off the last ball. The last ball was pitched outside the off-stump and AB lofted it straight into the hands of Bravo at deep cover. So after Virat Kohli played a captain’s knock, it has been an entertaining innings from AB de Villiers who has helped his side reach a formidable total. AB de Villiers c Bravo b Nannes 64 (32b ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 160/5 Morris to bowl his final over. AB scores a couple off the first ball. Morris bowls a fuller length ball and AB smacks that over long on for a Six! He then plays a paddle sweep, off Morris for a couple at deep square leg. AB plays a Dilscoop off the fourth ball that goes over Ashwin at short fine leg for a boundary! The fifth ball concedes two runs. And the last ball is bowled outside the off stump and AB smashes that to deep cover for another boundary! AB you beauty! The six balls faced by AB have produced 2, 6,2,4,2,6. Twenty runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 140/5 Bravo to bowl his final over, Ravi Rampaul has come to the crease. It was a dramatic over where Bravo kept bowling outside the off-stump, and finally got a wicket as Rampaul nicked one to the keeper. Arun Karthik has come to the crease. And he gets off the mark with a couple at wide of long on. Five runs from the over. R Rampaul c Dhoni b Bravo 0 (4b) ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 135/4 Morris to bowl his third over. He begins with a short ball and smashes that over long-on for a boundary! And Morris finally dismisses Kohli! It was short and wide, Kohli was looking to play it towards cover, but only managed a nick that went to the keeper. Daniel Christian is the new batsman. And his stay isn’t a long one as Morris bowls a short ball which he hits straight to short midwicket where Raina takes an easy catch! He was hit for a six off the first ball and Morris has done extremely well as he picked two key wickets off the next five balls. Ten runs from the over. DT Christian c Raina b Morris 2 (2b) V Kohli c Dhoni b Morris 58 (47b) ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 125/2 Bravo into his third over. And Kohli gets another chance, dropped by Bravo off his own bowling! Kohli hit that straight to Bravo who got his left hand to it and then spilled it. Kohli takes a single off the last ball that brings his fifty off 43 balls. It hasn’t been flawless, but has been effective! Captain’s knock for sure! Ten runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 115/2 Nannes has been brought back into the attack to break the partnership. He begins with a slower one and AB picks that once again and works that towards square leg for a boundary! Nannes then bowls one short and AB smashes that to deep midwicket for his consecutive boundary! AB worked the third ball to deep cover where Hussey’s brilliant diving effort saved a run for his side. Nannes bowled a frontfoot no ball but was lucky as AB managed just a single off it. Sixteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 99/2 Bravo to continue. And AB shuffles off the first ball and then guides it to fine leg for a boundary! Thirteen from the over. AB then picks a slower one from Bravo, a full-toss which is worked towards deep square leg for another boundary! Thirteen from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 86/2 Ashwin to continue. And Kohli smashes the first ball for a Huge Six over long on! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 74/2 Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack. And guess what! Virat Kohli is given not-out off a clear edge! It was a short of length ball that nipped in after pitching, Dhoni was extremely confident, so was Bravo, the umpire wasn’t interested! Five from the over. Big moment in that match! ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 69/2 Ashwin to continue. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 64/2 Jadeja to continue. Jadeja bowls short and AB pulls that for a boundary at deep midwicket. Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 55/2 Ashwin to continue. And Ashwin is paid for some superb bowling. Mayank shimmied down, Ashwin saw that and pitched the ball outside the leg stump and Dhoni did the rest, Mayank Agarwal has been stumped! AB de Villiers is the new batsman. Ashwin bowls a full-toss and AB works that to deep cover for a boundary! MA Agarwal st Dhoni b Ashwin 25 (22b) ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 46/1 Spin from both ends, Jadeja has been brought into the attack. Mayank Agarwal shimmies down the wicket and goes high over long on for a SIX! Eleven runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 35/1 Ashwin has been brought into the attack. Superb over, just two singles from it. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 33/1 Sharma into his second over. Sharma bowls a short ball to Kohli who slaps that to deep midwicket for a boundary! Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 26/1 Morris into his third over. Morris offers some width to Kohli who handsomely plays that on the off-side for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 17/1 Mohit Sharma has been brought into the attack. Just two runs came off the first five balls and then Agarwal plays a late cut off the last ball for a boundary! Six runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 11/1 Nannes to continue. His first delivery was an outswinger, Mayank nicked that but it didn’t carry to Ashwin at first slip. Nannes offers some width to Agarwal off the fifth ball and he handsomely hits it on the rise for a boundary between point and cover. And Mayank to keep the strike with a single off the last ball. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 6/1 Chris Morris to bowl the second over. Agarwal got off the mark with a single off the first ball. Morris then bowled three dot balls to Gayle. The fourth ball was pitched outside the off-stump as Gayle charged down the wicket, nicked it to MS Dhoni who took a good catch diving to his left! GAYLE IS OUT! Virat Kohli is the new batsman. One run and the wicket of the Big Fish for Morris! CH Gayle c Dhoni b Morris 4 (10b) ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 5/0 Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal to open for RCB, Dirk Nannes will bowl the first over. Gayle works the first two balls on the leg side for no runs. The third one is a short ball and Gayle defends that for no run. The fourth is a fuller delivery outside the off-stump and Gayle leaves it. The fifth one is an excellent bouncer and Gayle leaves that as well. Five dot balls vs Gayle, a sort of achievement. Nannes bowls a wide and spoils the over to an extent. RCB have their first runs on the board off a wide. Nannes tries to end the over with a dot ball, ends up bowling a low full-toss and Gayle smashes that for a boundary at long on. Five runs from the first over. ==================================================================================== TOSS: MSD has won the toss and he has decided to bowl first. It’s yet another high-voltage clash as two-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings take on the mighty Royal Challengers Bangalore. In their previous matches, while Chennai thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets, the Kohli-led RCB defeated defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. Chennai’s top order hit the form just at the right time as Mike Hussey was lucky to escape on few occasions against Kolkata as he along with Murali Vijay chased the target with 10 wickets in hand. Dwayne Bravo has been handy with the ball and match. The only problem with the Royal Challengers Bangalore is their dependency on their top order which includes the likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The middle-order hasn’t been tested in the tournament so far and the Chennai bowlers would be desperate to expose them.